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Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:56:53 +0200
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
To: Rogier Wolff <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl>
Cc: Andries Brouwer <aebr@win.tue.nl>,
       Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5
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On Thu, Jul 11 2002, Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Andries Brouwer wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 12:22:49PM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > 
> > > I've forward ported the 2.4 IDE core to 2.5.25.
> > 
> > Very good!
> 
> Ehmm. We have had "old IDE support" in the kernel for "ages".  We have
> two aic7xxx driver, two rtl8139 drivers, two, or more ncr53c8xx drivers. 
> 
> So why in the case of IDE has the "new IDE" driver not been forked and
> implemented under a new "name" such that those working on other stuff
> can chose to use the "old reliable" driver while others daring to test
> the new advanced rewrite can do so?

That's a really good question, in retrospect this is what should have
happened IMO.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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